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SoftBank’s billion-dollar loss may have put a cap on AI’s natural gas ambitions

TechCrunch • Thu, 12 Nov 2026

SoftBank lost over $3 billion pre-ordering natural gas turbines to power AI data centers. Here's what the loss means to power markets.

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SoftBank lost over $3 billion pre-ordering natural gas turbines to power AI data centers. Here's what the loss means to power markets.

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SoftBank lost over $3 billion pre-ordering natural gas turbines to power AI data centers.

Here's what the loss means to power markets.

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